Overview
- Slovenia’s World Cup leader Domen Prevc won the Oberstdorf qualifier with 139.5 m, with titleholder Daniel Tschofenig third, Ryoyu Kobayashi seventh and Stefan Kraft 33rd.
- Philipp Raimund jumped 132.5 m for second place, bolstering German hopes after a season already featuring multiple World Cup podiums.
- Home favorite Karl Geiger finished 53rd with 106.5 m, called it “a clean grab in the toilet,” and says he will continue at Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
- Six of nine DSV jumpers advanced to today’s opening competition: Raimund, Felix Hoffmann (12th), Pius Paschke (21st), Andreas Wellinger (39th), Constantin Schmid (44th) and Luca Roth (46th).
- Roughly 15,500 spectators saw qualifying and the arena was reported sold out for Monday’s event at 16:30, as Germany pursues a first overall Tournee win since 2002.